06-21-2017, 08:45 PM
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Absolutely insane, especially since the bullet drop on that shot would have been about 750 feet
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06-21-2017, 08:52 PM
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#602
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Originally Posted by Barnes
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This is what is nuts:
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The kill was independently verified by video camera and other data, The Globe and Mail has learned.
“Hard data on this. It isn’t an opinion. It isn’t an approximation. There is a second location with eyes on with all the right equipment to capture exactly what the shot was,” another military source said.
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It isn't an guess, it is bang on numbers.
It is good for Canadians to remember how good we are at killing people.
Also special shout out to The PPCLI:
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Previously, Canadian Corporal Rob Furlong had set the world record in 2002 at 2,430 metres when he gunned down an Afghan insurgent carrying an RPK machine gun during Operation Anaconda.
Weeks before, Canadian Master Cpl. Arron Perry briefly held the world’s best sniper record after he fatally shot an insurgent at 2,310 metres during the same operation. Both soldiers were members of the 3rd Battalion Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.
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06-21-2017, 09:16 PM
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#603
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For some perspective, that's farther than from SAIT to the Calgary Tower. That's bonkers.
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06-22-2017, 05:54 AM
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#604
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I mean, amazing. I'm a little weirded out though that they consider this a world record as if this is all a sporting event.
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06-22-2017, 08:28 AM
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#605
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I used to bullseye whomp rats from further away in my T-16 back home and they were no bigger then 2 meters across.
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06-22-2017, 10:04 AM
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#606
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It's not just setting a new record, the guy absolutely obliterated the old one by 1 000m, or by 40% if you prefer. That is mind boggling. Three of the top 5 shots held by Canadians which is also impressive.
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06-22-2017, 12:11 PM
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#607
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto
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Very impressive.
Is there a reason why the Canadian Forces are able to produce such good snipers? Training, selection, equipment...etc?
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06-22-2017, 09:46 PM
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#608
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Here's an example of the distance that may give some perspective to Calgary residents:
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06-22-2017, 10:44 PM
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#609
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Lchoy
Very impressive.
Is there a reason why the Canadian Forces are able to produce such good snipers? Training, selection, equipment...etc?
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http://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/a...litary-sniper/
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06-27-2017, 11:44 AM
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#610
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24 year old Canadian becomes first woman to command the Queens Guard
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/queen-s...file-1.4175779
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Capt. Megan Couto, 24, led some 40 Canadian soldiers through the changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace. The 35-piece Royal Canadian Artillery Band led the way, performing and marching along The Mall under the blazing sun as a crowd of a few hundreds tourists watched from the sidewalk.
The band performed Leonard Cohen's Hallelujah and the theme song to Hockey Night in Canada.
The Canadians could be distinguished from the usual British foot guards by their grey headwear, called pith helmets, rather than the black bearskin helmets worn by British guards.
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Big honor for her and pretty cool.
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06-27-2017, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
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I saw something on line that the Brits are disputing this, as they had a female do this position, the difference being is Capt Cuoto is the first female from an infantry regiment.
I can't seem to find the article that talked about it.
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07-12-2017, 10:58 AM
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Yeah I'll believe it when I see it, I have my reasons for pessimism.
Basically this is the lego song interview "Everything is awesome"
followed by "We're going to add some guys"
Plus there's no structural reform of the system, its basically stay the course with what I see is a hyper confusing multiple ministry mess
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Critics of the system have repeatedly asked the government to create one single department responsible for all military procurement. Finn said that isn't on the radar right now.
"Are we going to fundamentally change the authorities of ministers or are we going to smash it all together? Not at this point," he said.
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This is pretty empty for me
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Finn noted many other projects previously tied up in the system are moving ahead or being delivered, such as new armoured vehicles for the army, Arctic patrol ships for the navy, and search-and-rescue planes.
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These things were pretty much in production with the Conservatives.
I still have a bit of healthy skepticism to the Liberal plan because they're really not going to do much spending on major projects until after the next election, so they can basically win the election and poop can this whole thing.
I'd say the same thing about any government since successive governments have mishandled the defense file worse then most other ministries.
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07-12-2017, 06:20 PM
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Had an idea!
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When they buy the F-35s I will believe it is on track.
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07-12-2017, 10:11 PM
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Norm!
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I was talking to a pilot tonight at Stampede, and his opinion was, we should buy the F-35, its the best plane for our needs. But it won't happen.
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07-13-2017, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I was talking to a pilot tonight at Stampede, and his opinion was, we should buy the F-35, its the best plane for our needs. But it won't happen.
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What did he figure we'd get?
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07-13-2017, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Zulu29
What did he figure we'd get?
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some replacement Super hornets then nothing until the government changes was his theory.
He figures just by chatter that the Liberals will push it back because they realize now that the F-35 is the plane that the Canadian Forces should be buying.
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07-13-2017, 09:36 PM
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#618
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
some replacement Super hornets then nothing until the government changes was his theory.
He figures just by chatter that the Liberals will push it back because they realize now that the F-35 is the plane that the Canadian Forces should be buying.
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Barf
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07-13-2017, 09:40 PM
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Location: SW Calgary
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
some replacement Super hornets then nothing until the government changes was his theory.
He figures just by chatter that the Liberals will push it back because they realize now that the F-35 is the plane that the Canadian Forces should be buying.
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More or less my thinking now. They've realized it really is the best option but don't want to flip flop on the issue, so they stick to their guns and wait until the next election to either make up their minds or let a different government deal with it
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07-14-2017, 07:52 AM
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#620
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Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Toronto
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Not sure if dumb question, but if Canada gets new planes, would we also have to get all new armaments for it? When I was younger I played a lot of flight sims so I'm familiar with US weaponry (AMRAAM, sidewinders,Mk series bombs....) but I was never sure what the Canadian airforce uses.
With new armaments, that means a new logistic chain, purchasing, and servicing, all that adds to a cost to a temp superhornet upgrade or new F-35s
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